Contionary:-nesse

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Enventian

Alternative forms

-ness', -ness (colloquial, dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Enventian -nessa, from Proto-West Germanic *-nassija, neuter variant of Proto-West Germanic *-nassī.

Pronunciation

IPA: [nəsə], [nɜsə]

Suffix

-nesse (neuter)

-ness (a suffix for abstract nouns)
fergetjan > fergetjenesse
to forget > forgetfulness

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